Paving Proposal Moves Ahead Amid Street Opposition
City council approved resolutions to improve East Webb Street with bituminous paving and West Webb Street and East Court Street with macadam. Opposition emerged from property owners along East Court, but council insisted on proceeding to determine objections. Engineers argued drainage would be handled. a center-strip alternative was rejected as too costly.
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East Webb Street
West Webb Street
East Court Street
Cnly
Cottonwood Street
Court
Kimbrell
Proposel
Lonergan
Warren ‘Construction Company
Judge Beeman Fines Wife for Contempt in Court
Illinois judge Irvin Beeman fined his wife $25 for contempt of court after a heated exchange in which she challenged his authority. Bailiff locked her up if unpaid within an hour. she paid from her private account and was released. Beeman defended the act as preserving court dignity and promised better behavior in the future.
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Illinois
Sterling
Irvin Beeman
William Lawton
Lawton
Wasa
No Volcano Under Canal Secrets Explained
The Canal Record from Panama explains the steam and hot gas emissions in the Culebra Cut arise from the oxidation of iron pyrites exposed to air. This chemical reaction heats the crevices and develops temperatures within days, dispelling reports of a volcano beneath the Panama Canal zone.
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Culebra Cut
Washington
Culebra
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Hypnosis Holds Patient to Sing During Operation
In Canton Ohio a surgeon worked as a hypnotist kept the patient responsive during an operation. The subject entertained the surgical team with several old songs while the knife was in use. The record notes a remarkable display of hypnotic control during the procedure.
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Canton
Alleged murderer of Oregon women held in California
Riverside, Calif March 28 Frank Bauerwaerts Belgian prospector held without bonds to answer in superior court on murder charges in the deaths of Mrs Harriet Guyot Portland Ore and Miss Francoise Fanels The coroner testified finding Mrs Guyots body in the Chuckawalla mountains with arms trapped and a shell from an automatic revolver ensnared in her hair Miss Francoises body lay nearby The case hinges on witness testimony and physical evidence linking Bauerwaerts to the two killings
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Riverside
Calif
Frank Baurwaerts
Belgin
Harriet Guyot
Portland
Ore
Julit Fanels
Dalles
Baur- Waerts
Wilking
Guyot
Chuckawalla
Bauerwaerts
Morgan Seeks Secret of Youth From Singer Cavalieri
In Rome at the Grand Hotel J P Morgan meets soprano Lina Cavalieri who praises his bronzed look and vitality. He asks for the secret of eternal youth, and she replies she now trusts no man with her secrets.
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Morgan
Seeret
Singer
London
Rome
J. P. Morgan
Grand Hotel
Lina Cavalieri
Galt
District Clerk Moves Away From Freewater School District
A notification to the county school superintendent states D. Cheeseman, longtime clerk of School District No. 4 near Freewater, has moved and the clerical post has been declared vacant.
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D. Cheeseman
Freewater
Two Dranks Sentenced After City Orgy
John Cannon and George Goddard were jailed this morning for three days each after pleading guilty to drunkenness. Lacking funds to pay fines, they returned to jail after the brief hearing in the city house of penitence.
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John Cannon
George Goddard
Miss Whitney To Teach In Shanghai School
Miss Mary Whitney of the Washington school teaching corps leaves tomorrow for Shanghai to take an eighth grade and high school post at a boarding and day school for white children. She departs from San Francisco on the Steamer Nile on April 3 and plans to report back with impressions and details on Chinese education after arrival.
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Milas Jewell
Shanghai
China
Mary Whitney
Washington School Teaching Corps
San Francisco
Steimer Nile
Miss Whitney
Republic
Shanghan
Orient
Whitney
East Oregonian
New Oriental Republic
Express Rates at Olympia March 28
The Northern Express company cuts its rate on fruit and vegetables to a minimum charge of 25 cents. In Sacramento three murderers receive reprieves from Governor Johnson, delaying hangings at San Quentin. William Burke and George E. Figueroa gain May 10 and Luis Lopez May 3 respectively.
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Olympia
Northern Express
Sacramento
Calif
Johnson
George E. Figueroa
Los Angeles
Willie Lails
William Burke
San Quentin
Burke and Figueroa
Luis
Pendleton Hosts Noted Cornerstone Festivities
La Grande Observer notes Pendleton delivered high standard entertainment at cornerstone events. Pendleton’s formal functions were well attended and receptions were splendid last evening as La Grande’s delegation praised the town’s hospitality.
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Pendleton
la Grande
Last of 10,000 spent on wine and song appears in bank
A young man presented a new five dollar bill to a St Joseph bank saying it was “the last of $10,000 spent on wine, women and song,” asking to be changed. The bill, under mutilated currency law, will be sent to the treasury for redemption.
Walla Walla Couple Wed Here
A marriage license was issued today for Reuben H. Lampshire and Wilhelmine Howick of Walla Walla County Washington. They were married by County Judge J W Maloney. The bride age 65. the groom appears to be past middle age.
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Walla Walla
Reuben H. Lampshire
Walla Walla County
Washington
Wilhelmine Howick
J. W. Maloney
Mialero Ready to Flee Report Reaches Washington
Reports from Washington state President Madero of Mexico plans to flee from Mexico City as the crisis deepens. The dispatch notes growing instability and indicates possible imminent departure from the capital.
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Mialero
Washington
Madero
Mexico
Mexico City
Ehrgott to Speak on Equal Suffrage at City Hall
Mrs Sarah Pleid Ehrgott a noted women's rights leader and columnist will address an equal suffrage meeting at city hall this evening. She gained attention during the recent McNamara trial in Los Angeles where she attended as Portland Journal representative reporting daily for the Portland paper.
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McNamara
Sarah Pleid Ehrgott
Los Angeles
Portland Journal
Portland
Wisdom teeth removal would ease future dental trouble
A lighthearted remark notes that being born with wisdom teeth already cut would save people from future dental pain. It contrasts the wish with the natural challenge of painful eruptions and extractions.
Woman's prayer versus struggle for place in society
A saying contrasts spiritual longing with social ambition, noting that while a woman may seek heaven through prayer she will contend to secure a standing in society. The remark highlights gendered expectations and perseverance in public life.
Commendation for Olson and Johnson by the community
Businessmen and school children commend Mr. Johnson of Olson and Johnson for erecting hospital ground seats for Tuesday’s school exercises. He funded the seats at his own expense without solicitation, an act that earns public appreciation.
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Olson & Johnson
Johnson
Pendleton Honors Women's Help for Cornerstone Day
The cornerstone committee at Eastern Oregon State Hospital extends thanks to Pendleton ladies for preparing the reception and to the city for the spirit that made the day a red letter day in Pendleton history. Secretary J. E. Keefe relayed the appreciation on behalf of the Commercial club cornerstone committee.
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Eastern
Oregon State Hospital
Pendleton
Commercial Club Cornerstone Committee
J. E. Keefe
Pankhurst Held On Conspiracy Charge
London dated story reports Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst leader of the militant suffragettes held without bail on a conspiracy charge. Charges against fellow suffragette Mrs Tuke were dismissed. The conspiracy charge stems from a recent window smashing campaign by suffragettes.
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London
Emeline Pankhurst
Militant
Suffragettes
Tuke
Lords Pass Wage Bill in Lords Vote
London report says the house of lords passed the minimum wage bill unanimously and King George is expected to sign it immediately.
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Lords
London
House of Lords
King George
World warns of self-love in romance and life
A terse proverb notes that the world dislikes a lover whose craft is self-admiration. The saying points to vanity as a moral flaw in intimate relations and social conduct.
Town Mounts Water Cart Joke Closes Saloons
New Market New Jersey reports a Lent pledge by village men leading innkeepers Alexander Stillwaggon and Dan Sullivan to suspend bartenders and consider closing until after Easter. Justice Clark Rogers praises temperance move as preachers plan revival. Sullivan cites drastic drop in Saturday receipts from 150 to 3, with about 1 for beer.
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N. J
Alexander Stillwaggon
Dan Sullivan
Clark Rogers
Tammany
Dan Finn
Dan
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